> why dont you guys get that its not a damn pc, if a virus gets in it > really cant go anywhere, it doesnt destroy the whole system like a > crappy pc, maybe someday one will but that day aint today. And if it > that was the case then why is ms desperately trying to make winblows > security so much like the unix model?
If a user doesn't have administrative permissions, you're right - the virus can't destroy the system. It can only mess with the things the user has rights to - that user's data. Of course, for most users, the data is what's important - the system is just a way to create and maintain that data. If a user does have administrative permissions, or can be convinced to grant them to a program, that program will then have administrative permissions. In OS X (and Vista), by default, users run without administrative permissions, but when they're needed the OS prompts for an administrative password. Do you really think the majority of computer users today wouldn't just go ahead and enter the password, if they know it? And, of course, they'll need to know it if they're going to install software themselves. It's nice that you like your Mac, really, but that shouldn't blind you to the real problems in computer security, which can't just be made to magically disappear with a wave of Steve Jobs' magic wand. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:244717 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
